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Privacy Notice

Last updated: July 2026

A plain-language notice aligned with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP).

What we collect

  • Account details from Google or Facebook when you sign in: your name, email, and profile photo.
  • Family information you add: names, relationships, dates of birth/death, places, gotram, caste/community (for your own family group), photos, and optional phone/email for relatives.
  • Technical data: a sign-in token stored in your browser, and basic logs needed to operate and secure the Service.

Why we collect it

Only to run the family tree builder: to sign you in, store and display your tree, and let owners and stewards manage it. We do not sell your personal information and we do not use third-party advertising or analytics.

Who sees what

Visibility follows how closely a viewer is related to a person (a “relation zone”). In plain words:

  • Close family and owners/stewards of a family group can see full details, including a living person’s sensitive fields.
  • More distant relatives see names and relationships, but sensitive details of living people (date of birth, phone, email) are hidden.
  • The public / visitors to a public family group see only limited, non-sensitive information. Contact details and minors’ details are never shown publicly.

You choose what to add, and a claimed person can hide their own sensitive fields at any time.

How long we keep it

When you delete a record it is soft-deleted: it disappears from the tree immediately and can be restored for 30 days, after which it is permanently purged. Family records that others also rely on may go through a short review before removal.

Your rights & how to use them

Under the DPDP Act you can:

  • Access & download your data (a JSON copy) — from Data & privacy.
  • Correct your information in the app, or request a correction on records you can’t edit.
  • Erase: delete records, or if you have claimed your own profile, instantly hide your sensitive fields (self-hide) from Data & privacy.
  • Manage cross-product sharing (e.g. Sambandhalu) and revoke it any time.

Nomination of a representative is not available in this version.

Grievances & contact

For any privacy question, correction, or data request, email info@santhati.com. We also offer support over WhatsApp for the same requests.

Caste Policy

  • Caste/community is capsule metadata for disambiguation and self-identification only.
  • It is never a browse, filter, or ranking dimension over other people’s data.
  • It is never shown on public pages beyond an owner’s explicit opt-in.
  • It is never shared cross-product without your explicit consent.

Changes

We may update this notice; material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date above.